Steve`s Country
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Morning Coffee At Steve’s Country #14.
Good morning everyone! There is lots of nice hot coffee ready for you this morning. Please help yourself and relax for a little while. It is definitely a cold morning here, with that temperature having fallen to -26F (-32C). But it should warm up to -4F (-20C) by this afternoon. We might even get to see a bit of sunshine today. We’ll see if this will help to bring more birds around to the feeders today. But tomorrow it returns to more normal winter temps for December. Jasper and Jenny were here again yesterday but I didn’t see Jenny come up on the deck. She seemed content to look for sunflower seeds on the ground. I notice she still keeps crossing the street, which is not good. Jasper will end up losing his mate.
Wow, that wood deck is sure booming out there in the cold, makes poor Muffin jump when that happens. Speaking of Muffin, she is in a playful mood this morning. She even lost two of her toys somewhere, including her mouse. That’s not good, I will have to find that mouse, that’s our favorite toy to play with these days. Well, I’m back again, this is going to be late today. It’s actually colder now than it was earlier, I think their high for the day isn’t going to make it that high after all. Oh well. And the feeders are not very active either, kind of surprising, but the little chickadees are still flying back and forth from bush to feeder getting their precious food source of sunflower seeds. They stop periodically to get some quick heat and energy from the suet, then back to the sunflower seeds again.
The nuthatches, at least 2 right now, seem to prefer the suet, but also eat a fair number of sunflower seeds during the day. When I put the suet out this morning it was just barely getting daylight and when I got back inside I looked out the window and the female hairy woodpecker was already on the suet pounding away. She must have been waiting up in the tree. But the chickadees were waiting for me too and that was a surprise, but I guess because it was so cold they needed food quickly. They can actually die very quickly if they don’t get food soon enough in the day when it’s cold like this. Depends too just how much food they were able to get the day before. Unlike other birds, they don’t put on any extra fat layer to help them through the cold. Well, here we are entering afternoon. An odd day for sure. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2020 Steve McLeod.
Lighting Up That Writer’s Nook Tag!
Hello everyone and here we are with a brand new tag! No, it’s not really a new tag as such, but it is new for me anyway. And a great big THANK YOU to D over at Paper Hearts for tagging me and Muffin for this one!
Please do check out D’s blog, she thoroughly enjoys writing, reading and is an excellent artist as well! Meow, meow?=😺She artist? Maybe she draw me! You ask. Me? Why don’t you ask yourself? Meow,meow.=You my human, you supposed to do things to help me. Sniff.😿 Okay, don’t cry, I’ll try to remember to ask. Meow,meow=Yay!😸 Now, can we continue? Meow, meow.=Good idea, you kind of slow here.😹 Thanks. Now for the rules of this tag:
The rules are to:
1.Link back to the original creator’s post. Click here!
2.Thank the person who tagged you and link back to their post.
3.Answer at least 6 out of the 12 prompts (you’re welcome to do all!).
4.Tag 3-5 bloggers.
5.Have fun!
Okay, let’s begin!
1.Ink — what you always make sure to give your characters: Fun, kind of anyway, even when things are serious. A bit of reality with lots of imagination!😂
2.Map — what you think is the most unique or versatile element of a world: Meow,meow!=I know this one, cats! Cats? Yep, cats are most unique. Hmm, can’t argue with that I guess.🙄😻
3.Quill — what kind of structure you give your plot: I’m supposed to use structure? Meow,meow?=You not know that? What kind of writer you are? Hmm, okay, my stories always start at the beginning and stop at the end. How’s that? That is structure? Probably the best you can get from me. You have no hope, need more cats in stories.😹😹
4.Notepad — where you doodle and flesh out all your ideas: Finally an easy one. I have several notebooks where I jot down this and that, ideas, possibilities, story ideas, things like that. Sometimes I even draw a bit. Meow,meow?=That is called drawing? Think you better stick with writing. Thanks.🙄 Welcome!😹
5.Typewriter — an “older” book you turn to for inspiration OR a technique you used that is not commonly found in modern writings: I never go to another book for inspiration.🤔 Meow,meow.=Hmm, that the problem.🙀
6.Computer — one or two writing techniques you’ve found helpful: This is a tough one, basically my writing is just me, no other techniques or whatever. Meow,meow.=You never make it as writer this way. Thanks.🙄 Welcome!😸
7.Eraser — something you never put in your writing: An easy one again. No swearing and no sex.😀😺
8.Bamboo and dried palm leaves — the type of culture you most like to write about: Right now I wish I was looking at bamboo and palm leaves, sigh. But right now it’s cold, snow and a very strong wind. I like to write about warm places. Does that count?🤔🌴😎😸
9.Creative juice — the food or drink you go to for a moment of inspiration: I hate to say it, but this one doesn’t really make sense. Food doesn’t really give me inspiration. Meow,meow.=Taste good though, and it is supper time!😻
10.Comfort food — what you treat yourself to when part of your work is just. not. fitting. right.: Back to food again. For me being outside, walking to the river, sitting by the river, playing with the chipmunks. Of course none of this works in the winter so much. But then there’s Muffin purring on my lap like she is right now.😍😻
11.Headphones — the kind of music you listen to when writing: Oh, no music, none, too distracting, can’t think, it must be quiet, or sounds of nature. Meow,meow!=I agree, no music, hurts head!😲🙀
12.Fairy lights — your ideal writing nook interior design: My drop front desk (very handy to hide the clutter), with bookcases full of books (yes, I love to read), and a fireplace for those cold winter days, just perfect. I don’t have the fireplace however. Meow,meow!=Yes, fireplace to curl up in front of the heat, just perfect!😁😸
There we go, all done, and once again thank you so much D for tagging Muffin and I for this one. We probably were not very conventional with this, but that’s us, we’re just plain different! And now,
I Tag!
Tiffany!
Peregrine!
Simon!
Saba!
And for some reason my linking isn’t linking, sigh, worked at the top. Guess I will have to go and let these people know. Meow,meow.=Always happen to you, maybe something you said. Something I said? How would that work? Never mind, I don’t want to know. Have a wonderful evening/morning, depending on where you live, from;
Steve and Muffin!😀😺
